At least 4 dead in Afghanistan suicide attack
Published November 17, 2014
Oct. 21, 2014: Afghan National Army soldiers inspect the site of a road side bomb explosion(AP)
KABUL, Afghanistan A Taliban suicide bomber and two gunmen targeted a foreigners' compound in Kabul early on Tuesday, killing four people in the latest fatal blast to hit the Afghan capital.
The attack started with a small, explosives-laden truck ramming the gate of the compound housing foreigners on the city's eastern outskirts soon after sunrise, said Interior Ministry spokesman Seqid Sediqqi.
Once the gate was destroyed, the gunmen attempted to break into the compound, said Sediqqi's deputy, Najib Danesh.
Two Afghan security guards were among the four people killed, said the ministry. Three civilians were also wounded in the attack.
The area has several compounds housing foreign contracting and service companies, as well as international military bases, so the precise target was not immediately clear. The Afghan government's intelligence agency also has a branch nearby.
NATO's International Security Assistance Force said that none of its personnel were hurt in the attack.
Afghan First Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum visited the blast site, along with members of the Afghan army's rapid reaction force. Dostum said the bombing "is the work of intelligence services" acting in collusion with the attackers.
There has been speculation over recent high-profile attacks in Kabul that insurgent groups have infiltrated security and intelligence agencies to get access to sites inside the heavily-guarded capital.
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At least 4 dead in Afghanistan suicide attack